Guggenheim, Simon
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Citizens of the State: Colorado's Early Jewish Politicians, 2007
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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00006
Abstract
This film examines the pivotal role early Colorado Jewish citizens played in the state's political life. Despite their distinction as a religious minority, pioneer Jews in communities throughout Colorado were viewed as a positive and stablitizing influence who upheld morality and order in the new settlements. Virtually every town in Colorado had a Jewish mayor by the turn of the nineteenth century, including Denver, Central City, and Fairplay. Includes brief biographies of Jewish men and...
Dates:
2007
Civilizing the West: Early Colorado Jews in the Arts, 2011
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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00010
Abstract
Brief biographies of Jewish artists, musicians, composers, and conductors in Colorado. Jewish influence on arts in Colorado.
Dates:
2011
Small Town Jews: Creating Colorado Communities, 2014
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Identifier: B230.03.0023.00014
Abstract
Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in small communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.
Dates:
2014
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